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Commercial & Retention Manager
About this role
📍 Sheffield Hybrid - 3 days per week in office (2 of which will be Tues/Weds, 3rd day being either side of this), 2 working remotely. We’re looking for an autonomous, commercially-minded Commercial & Retention Manager to protect and grow ARR across our SMB customer base. Reporting to the Head of Account Management, you’ll lead on renewals, retention, and expansion - blending automated processes with smart, high-impact human intervention.
The Opportunity: - Own and protect ARR across a large SMB portfolio, driving renewal retention and identifying incremental growth opportunities. - Partner closely with the Customer Experience team to leverage key customer insights and tackle underlying churn risks or upsell triggers. - Lead commercial negotiations end-to-end, crafting tailored solutions through multi-year deals, renewal uplifts, and product cross-sells.
- Maintain a clear, prioritised pipeline of upcoming renewals and retention risks using data-driven insights and CRM automation. What we need from you: - Proven commercial experience in Account Management or a similar customer-facing role with a track record of meeting ARR targets. - Strong negotiation skills and confident commercial judgment - knowing when to hold firm, when to negotiate, and when a concession makes sense.
- Track record of identifying and converting upsell/ cross-sell opportunities while proactively managing retention and churn risks. - Excellent organisational skills to manage high-volume portfolios using data, prioritisation, and rigorous CRM discipline (we use Salesforce and Planhat). Our mission: - Two in five people in the UK rent their homes. Goodlord's mission? To be the gold standard platform for renting 🌎 - We started Goodlord because we wanted to make renting simple and transparent for everyone involved: the agent, the landlord, and the tenant.
We knew Generation Rent would lead to more tenants, with higher digital expectations and we were confident we could provide a solution 🏠 - Like all scale-ups it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster journey, but we’re now stronger than ever, with around 3,000 letting agents using the platform, exciting and varied products and 350+ Goodlordians across the group supporting the mission! 💚 WHY YOU'LL LOVE BEING A GOODLORDIAN Aside from the role, the people, our culture and our mission, we have some other things that make Goodlord a pretty awesome place to be.